Senior Development Program Manager (Data Center Construction)

QTS Data Centers•Fayetteville, GA

About The Position

The Senior Development Program Manager (Data Center Construction) leads and manages design, pre-construction, and construction activities for assigned data center projects. The role oversees multiple projects across one or more campuses, coordinating with Facilities, contractors, designers, engineers, commissioning agents, vendors, Data Center Operations, and other QTS stakeholders. The position is responsible for delivering projects and phased campus development plans to established schedule, budget, and quality standards, and for communicating program status in a manner that supports executive decision-making. The manager also supports development planning, procurement, permitting, budgeting, project controls, product deployment, and prospective-client solutioning. The role represents QTS in project meetings, builds relationships with internal and external partners, and contributes to improving development project management processes and protocols.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
Eight or more years of professional experience in commercial construction practices and procedures.
Experience managing Lump Sum, Construction Management at Risk, and Design Build project delivery methods from conceptual development through procurement and closeout.
Experience with Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint for executive-level program updates and Excel for site program and individual project budgets.
Ability to travel as needed for the business.

Nice To Haves

MBA, master’s degree in Engineering, Management, or a related field.
Experience delivering mission-critical data center facilities.
Extensive experience managing MEP trades.

Responsibilities

Manage multiple projects across one or more campuses and maintain current budgets, schedules, and status reports for each.
Prepare and communicate monthly development program and project updates for executive-level review, presenting information to support efficient decision-making.
Work with QTS stakeholders and design and construction teams to develop master development programs for sites, including campus design solutions and capital budgets.
Manage entitlement and permitting requirements for assigned site projects.
Implement and manage phased site development plans to meet schedule, budget, and quality standards; continuously update campus master plans.
Write scopes of work for design, construction, and commissioning services, and participate in procurement and project cost estimating.
Evaluate and compare pricing proposals for design, construction, and commissioning services.
Coordinate with the strategic procurement team on equipment procurement and delivery.
Ensure appropriate submittals are coordinated with site stakeholders.
Monitor project budgets and costs to date against overall project budgets.
Establish project schedules and manage teams toward on-time completion.
Review and approve contractors’ monthly pay applications.
Review contractors’ change-order requests and negotiate pricing.
Establish site construction security procedures with the site security team.
Develop product deployment plans and review and communicate those plans with involved QTS staff.
Collaborate with Sales Engineers and Product teams on custom solutions for prospective clients, within the applicable schedule and budget for an assigned location.
Serve as a liaison and maintain relationships with key QTS stakeholders.
Represent QTS in OAC meetings.
Build relationships that enhance QTS’s position in data center real estate development.
Assist with due diligence for potential new sites as needed.
Work with the internal development team to improve project management processes and protocols.